Darkod,
Looks like you were right and Ubuntu is installed on my backup hdd on /dev/sdb7 ext 4 which is the same UUID as what grub is looking for on boot.
Below is the script results:
Boot Info Script 0.55 dated February 15th, 2010
============================= Boot Info Summary: ==============================
=> Grub 2 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks on the same drive in
partition #7 for /boot/grub.
=> Grub 0.97 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb and looks on the same drive
in partition #5 for /boot/grub/stage2 and /boot/grub/menu.lst.
sda1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs: /bootmgr /Boot/BCD
sda2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System: Windows 7
Boot files/dirs: /Windows/System32/winload.exe
sda3: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system:
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Mounting failed:
mount: unknown filesystem type ''
sda4: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sdb1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows XP
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System: Windows XP
Boot files/dirs: /boot.ini /ntldr /NTDETECT.COM
sdb2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sdb5: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext3
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Mandriva Linux release 2009.1
(Official) for i586 Kernel 2.6.29.1-desktop586-4mnb on
a Dual-processor i686 /
Boot files/dirs: /boot/grub/menu.lst /etc/fstab
sdb6: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: swap
Boot sector type: Windows XP
Boot sector info:
sdb7: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Boot files/dirs: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab /boot/grub/core.img
sdb8: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
=========================== Drive/Partition Info: =============================
Drive: sda ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sda: 250.1 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders, total 488397168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System
/dev/sda1 * 2,048 206,847 204,800 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 206,848 266,242,047 266,035,200 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 266,242,048 307,202,047 40,960,000 6 FAT16
/dev/sda4 307,202,048 443,189,247 135,987,200 7 HPFS/NTFS
Drive: sdb ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sdb: 100.0 GB, 100030242816 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 12161 cylinders, total 195371568 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 63 112,631,714 112,631,652 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sdb2 112,631,776 195,366,464 82,734,689 f W95 Ext d (LBA)
/dev/sdb5 112,631,778 150,817,121 38,185,344 83 Linux
/dev/sdb6 187,558,938 195,366,464 7,807,527 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sdb7 150,818,816 185,931,775 35,112,960 83 Linux
/dev/sdb8 185,933,824 187,557,887 1,624,064 82 Linux swap / Solaris
blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________
Device UUID TYPE LABEL
/dev/sda1 D48C9DE18C9DBE84 ntfs
/dev/sda2 D034A3C834A3AFC0 ntfs
/dev/sda4 2CBCFFE7BCFFAA0A ntfs
/dev/sda: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdb1 14281FE4281FC420 ntfs
/dev/sdb2: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdb5 f23b0800-9d5d-4aa4-9470-6a43f635cd0c ext3
/dev/sdb6 c4ef0514-7867-4895-a2de-8373295c58bb swap
/dev/sdb7 3b45a549-5402-4661-8ac7-944e351d8e27 ext4
/dev/sdb8 7ef886c1-a656-43d5-a418-cf1638b1b283 swap
/dev/sdb: PTTYPE="dos"
============================ "mount | grep ^/dev output: ===========================
Device Mount_Point Type Options
/dev/sdb7 / ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
/dev/sdb1 /media/14281FE4281FC420 fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096,default_ permissions)
/dev/sdb5 /media/f23b0800-9d5d-4aa4-9470-6a43f635cd0c ext3 (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=udisks)
/dev/sda2 /media/D034A3C834A3AFC0 fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096,default_ permissions)
================================ sdb1/boot.ini: ================================
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
=========================== sdb5/boot/grub/menu.lst: ===========================
timeout 10
color black/cyan yellow/cyan
gfxmenu (hd0,4)/boot/gfxmenu
default 3
title linux
kernel (hd0,4)/boot/vmlinuz BOOT_IMAGE=linux root=UUID=f23b0800-9d5d-4aa4-9470-6a43f635cd0c splash=silent vga=788
initrd (hd0,4)/boot/initrd.img
title linux-nonfb
kernel (hd0,4)/boot/vmlinuz BOOT_IMAGE=linux-nonfb root=UUID=f23b0800-9d5d-4aa4-9470-6a43f635cd0c
initrd (hd0,4)/boot/initrd.img
title failsafe
kernel (hd0,4)/boot/vmlinuz BOOT_IMAGE=failsafe root=UUID=f23b0800-9d5d-4aa4-9470-6a43f635cd0c failsafe
initrd (hd0,4)/boot/initrd.img
title windows
root (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1
title desktop586 2.6.29.1-4mnb
kernel (hd0,4)/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.29.1-desktop586-4mnb BOOT_IMAGE=desktop586_2.6.29.1-4mnb root=UUID=f23b0800-9d5d-4aa4-9470-6a43f635cd0c splash=silent vga=788
initrd (hd0,4)/boot/initrd-2.6.29.1-desktop586-4mnb.img
title desktop586 2.6.31.12-1mnb
kernel (hd0,4)/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31.12-desktop586-1mnb BOOT_IMAGE=desktop586_2.6.31.12-1mnb root=UUID=f23b0800-9d5d-4aa4-9470-6a43f635cd0c splash=silent vga=788
initrd (hd0,4)/boot/initrd-2.6.31.12-desktop586-1mnb.img
=============================== sdb5/etc/fstab: ===============================
# Entry for /dev/sda5 :
UUID=f23b0800-9d5d-4aa4-9470-6a43f635cd0c / ext3 defaults 1 1
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
=================== sdb5: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
57.8GB: boot/grub/menu.lst
57.8GB: boot/grub/stage2
57.7GB: boot/initrd-2.6.29.1-desktop586-4mnb.img
57.8GB: boot/initrd-2.6.31.12-desktop586-1mnb.img
57.8GB: boot/initrd-desktop586.img
57.8GB: boot/initrd.img
57.8GB: boot/vmlinuz
57.8GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.29.1-desktop586-4mnb
57.8GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31.12-desktop586-1mnb
57.8GB: boot/vmlinuz-desktop586
=========================== sdb7/boot/grub/grub.cfg: ===========================
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ ${prev_saved_entry} ]; then
set saved_entry=${prev_saved_entry}
save_env saved_entry
set prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
set boot_once=true
fi
function savedefault {
if [ -z ${boot_once} ]; then
saved_entry=${chosen}
save_env saved_entry
fi
}
function recordfail {
set recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then if [ -z ${boot_once} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,7)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 3b45a549-5402-4661-8ac7-944e351d8e27
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
insmod gfxterm
insmod vbe
if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
# For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
# understand terminal_output
terminal gfxterm
fi
fi
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,7)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 3b45a549-5402-4661-8ac7-944e351d8e27
set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
set lang=en
insmod gettext
if [ ${recordfail} = 1 ]; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-21-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,7)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 3b45a549-5402-4661-8ac7-944e351d8e27
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=3b45a549-5402-4661-8ac7-944e351d8e27 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-21-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-21-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,7)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 3b45a549-5402-4661-8ac7-944e351d8e27
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-21-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=3b45a549-5402-4661-8ac7-944e351d8e27 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-21-generic
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,7)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 3b45a549-5402-4661-8ac7-944e351d8e27
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,7)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 3b45a549-5402-4661-8ac7-944e351d8e27
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry "Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda1)" {
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d48c9de18c9dbe84
chainloader +1
}
menuentry "Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (on /dev/sdb1)" {
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd1,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 14281fe4281fc420
drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
chainloader +1
}
menuentry "linux (on /dev/sdb5)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f23b0800-9d5d-4aa4-9470-6a43f635cd0c
linux /boot/vmlinuz BOOT_IMAGE=linux root=UUID=f23b0800-9d5d-4aa4-9470-6a43f635cd0c splash=silent vga=788
initrd (hd0,4)/boot/initrd.img
}
menuentry "linux-nonfb (on /dev/sdb5)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f23b0800-9d5d-4aa4-9470-6a43f635cd0c
linux /boot/vmlinuz BOOT_IMAGE=linux-nonfb root=UUID=f23b0800-9d5d-4aa4-9470-6a43f635cd0c
initrd (hd0,4)/boot/initrd.img
}
menuentry "failsafe (on /dev/sdb5)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f23b0800-9d5d-4aa4-9470-6a43f635cd0c
linux /boot/vmlinuz BOOT_IMAGE=failsafe root=UUID=f23b0800-9d5d-4aa4-9470-6a43f635cd0c failsafe
initrd (hd0,4)/boot/initrd.img
}
menuentry "desktop586 2.6.29.1-4mnb (on /dev/sdb5)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f23b0800-9d5d-4aa4-9470-6a43f635cd0c
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.29.1-desktop586-4mnb BOOT_IMAGE=desktop586_2.6.29.1-4mnb root=UUID=f23b0800-9d5d-4aa4-9470-6a43f635cd0c splash=silent vga=788
initrd (hd0,4)/boot/initrd-2.6.29.1-desktop586-4mnb.img
}
menuentry "desktop586 2.6.31.12-1mnb (on /dev/sdb5)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f23b0800-9d5d-4aa4-9470-6a43f635cd0c
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31.12-desktop586-1mnb BOOT_IMAGE=desktop586_2.6.31.12-1mnb root=UUID=f23b0800-9d5d-4aa4-9470-6a43f635cd0c splash=silent vga=788
initrd (hd0,4)/boot/initrd-2.6.31.12-desktop586-1mnb.img
}
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
=============================== sdb7/etc/fstab: ===============================
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid -o value -s UUID' to print the universally unique identifier
# for a device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name
# devices that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
# / was on /dev/sdb7 during installation
UUID=3b45a549-5402-4661-8ac7-944e351d8e27 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sdb8 during installation
UUID=7ef886c1-a656-43d5-a418-cf1638b1b283 none swap sw 0 0
=================== sdb7: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
81.6GB: boot/grub/core.img
86.5GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
81.6GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-21-generic
81.6GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic
81.6GB: initrd.img
81.6GB: vmlinuz